Operation Thunderbolt ===================== The Game -------- Roy Adams is back! Get the laser sight, or the bulletproof vest, but watch out for those air-to-ground missiles! Good luck in your mission. Status And Scoring ------------------ The Status Panel displays your Score, Life remaining, number of bullets remaining, number of magazines remaining, and the number of rockets remaining for either one or both players. Also shown are items held by either player. The item on the left is the last one collected. The middle item is the bulletproof vest (if collected). The item on the right is the Laser Sight (if collected). When either player's life level reaches zero, then he will die but can restart by pressing his "player start" button. When both players' energy is zero, there will be a continue play option. Points are achieved by shooting enemies. At the end of the game, if successfully completed, points are awarded for the number of hostages rescued and the life level remaining. Gameplay -------- The player, equipped with sub-machine guns and rockets, must shoot all the enemies who appear on screen. Remember that your energy and ammunition are limited, and these can only be replenished by picking up objects such as magazines and power bottles that appear on screen or those parachuted down in crates. Hints And Tips -------------- 1. Pick up all objects that fall from the top of the screen by shooting them. These include magazines, power bottles, medical packs, bulletproof vests and laser sights. Animals, if shot, will sometimes drop these items. 2. Try not to spray your opponents with bullets as your ammunition is limited. Pick your targets carefully. 3. Destroy the heavy vehicles before the soldiers as they inflict more damage. 4. If you are overwhelmed by soldiers and your energy is low, use your grenades. Game Controls ------------- O - Left, P - Right, Q - Up, A - Down, SPACE - Fire, R - Fire Rocket This is a one or two player game which is controlled by either Joystick or Keyboard which is fully redefinable. (All usual Spectrum joysticks.) Player two uses ENTER to fire a rocket if not using keyboard. T - Toggle Pause, F - Start Player 1, G - Start Player 2 Either player may join the game at any time. Loading ------- LOAD"" (ENTER) Each level will load separately. Follow the on-screen instructions. Data is on side B of the tape. On 128K machines, use Loader. The first five levels load in one part, and the remaining levels are loaded as required. Follow on-screen instructions.